To provide a secure printing system configured such that even if a designated printer is unavailable, printing can be performed with another printer without regard to the difference in models. The secure printing system comprises: a client PC for creating print data for secure printing; one or more printers for performing printing; an authentication data acquisition means provided for each of the printers to obtain the authentication data of a user who creates the print data and a print control PC wherein there is a step in which if the client PC creates the print data, then it holds the print data therein as well as notifying the print control PC of at least authentication information on the user; a step in which if the authentication data acquisition means obtains authentication information on the user, then it sends the authentication information to the print control PC along with information on a corresponding printer; a step in which the print control PC performs an authentication using these pieces of authentication information; a step in which if the authentication is successful, then the print control PC notifies the client PC of a print approval along with the information on the printer; a step in which the client PC sends the print data to the printer; and a step in which the printer performs printing are performed.